verb
General Slang
shifted
SHIF-tid · verb · informal
Moved house
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Definitions
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Relocated one's home; 'we shifted' means we moved house.
“They shifted to Wellington last month.”
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shifted In A Sentence
They shifted to Wellington last month.
Origin & Usage
New Zealand and Australian use of 'shift' to mean move house.
People Also Ask
What does 'shifted' mean in New Zealand?
In New Zealand and Australia, to say you 'shifted' means you moved house or relocated, not that you moved a single object.
How do you use 'shift' to mean move?
You'd say 'we shifted last month' or 'we're shifting to Auckland', meaning changing where you live.
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